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    Hi gents, I don't think they 're going to start that kind of 'musical chairs', Iqon. But then I might be wrong (again). @ Pete > basicly, I totally agree, but Alpha Tauri isn't a 'junior' team any longer following the declaration of Horner. It 's supposed to become a 'satellite' team of Red Bull Technologies as far as I understood it and Pierre is their 'team leader'. @ John T > any results yet from your 'thinking'? ... @ John S > Bottas would be great, but I'm afraid he has a contract with Toto... and Toto likes 'fidelity' (so far)... Any more suggestions? ... Cheers, gents Chris
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    ... what now??? ... ... no predictions to forget... ... or to forget to save... What about a little poll to keep the passion up? I don't think the question 's going to last forever, but who's going to take the seat next to Max? Will it be Albon himself? Nico the Hulk? or Sergio Checo? or even someone else? ... My - totally unofficial - vote goes to > Sergio 'Checo' Perez. Who's next to place a vote? Cheers Chris
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    Thanks for visiting, Martyn. Albeit being a very slow builder, I'm trying to do the best I can, but sometimes - as with the cardboard fin fairing - I get myself into a genuine 'exploration journey' as well... I really like that part of modelling though. I still have to find a way allowing me to paint the wing and fuse later on. The smaller parts were done outside in between our national rain showers. Now, with the temps decreasing and the humidity increasing drastically, I'll have to find a different approach... Cheers & stay careful Chris
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    Hi Amy, The 2020 PSSA Mass Build Sabre also uses an all moving tailplane. It uses a 105° plastic bellcrank (SLEC) but is only 1:10 scale. It was designed by GM Models, so you could send Martin Gay a PM asking for some further info. Cheers & stay safe Chris
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    Thank you Mike, Ade and John for you motivating visit and kind comments. @ Mike > yes, I've been using peel ply for larger projects but always in combination with vacuum bagging. Combined with some absorbing tissue - like kitchen towels - it gave real lightweight results but it was on the 'inside' of the part. I know Danny F uses it a lot at the 'outside' of glass covering, but I never used it for small modelling bits as external coating. Anyhow, it leaves a small wave as well, hence some 'filler' is still needed. Freddie B's sauce really is the most light weight form of filler I've been trying out. But of course, I stand to be corrected. Cheers & stay alert all Chris
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    Congrats to Charles, Stu and Ade for topping today's chart. Well done gents. 'Un grand bravo' to Pete for topping the 2020 overall season with such an authority. But this must be enough now... Sad for John S for losing his podium spot at the very last race. Congrats anyhow to Ade as well, but you really should get back to your 'duplex' Sabres builds now... ... a bit early for your 2021 predictions, but anyway DON'T FORGET to 'save' them when they need to... See you all back here soon, gents & above all, stay safe Cheers Chris
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    Thank you both for commenting, gents. I must say that I'm well pleased as well with the results shown by the elevators. Only a very short session at La Grotte as it was the final GP of the F1 season in Abu Dhabi. Some blue foam added to the fairing and the tilted end piece of the fairing behind the rudder glued in place as well. Next will be filling up all the blemishes with my light weight filler combo and then... sanding again... Cheers Chris
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    ... ++ + 10, Jon. Now I can only hope that Alan G - the OP - will be reading your post as well. Cheers & keep safe all Chris
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    Hello out there, I just thought I could bring in a few bright colours to enlighten that grey winter week-end… Not that many words needed, I guess? The elevators are now done with the Belgian tricolour at the underside and fully ‘vermillion’ at the top. Even the jig has been ‘nationalised’ now… it’s not going to rust right away, for sure. The radome nose costed me sweat and tears to sand the filler properly as it always wanted to end with some flat spots… the flat black is truly helping to hide the blemishes though… Hakuna matata & stay cool all Chris BRU - BE / CTR Bright Colours & Flat Spot Control
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    Hi again, Switching from the tail end to the wing again as it was a cold but dry and windless here in BE. The wing had its second Sauce layer already and I could sand it back to check for ‘imperfections’. A few spots - like the aileron shrouds - could do with a thin 3d layer of Sauce. Both sides were prepared that way and then ‘misted’ with a contrasting - flat black spray can in this case - colour for the final sanding. IIRC, Dirk used it on his Sabre as well. It’s an old trick used in car body-shops to obtain a smooth end result. Once the ‘misting’ is gone/sanded away equally all over the part, the surface is ready for the primer or paint to be applied. Hakuna matata & stay safe all Chris BRU - BE / CTR Misting Control
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    Hello gents, Not a great deal to declare but I had some progress with the fin fairing V2. With the thicker cardboard being pre-bent and reinforced with a layer of diluted PVA, I prepared some templates to suit the dorsal triangular fin and all went very smoothly this time. Far from done yet, but at least I’ll have a solid base to build on when the fairings are dry. Forgive the temporary balsa sticks and pins, but quite chuffed with this V2-test so far… Hakuna matata & stay prudent Chris BRU - BE / CTR V2 Cardboard Control
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    Hi Phil, If it can be of any help, I used my acrylic water based spay cans right away - without even a primer - on my test-wing for the Dog. ... and that even was on a 'pinky' (sorry) underlying sauce coat. Dirk's advice sounds OK as I did nearly the same with a thin first coat of yellow, letting it dry up for a while and adding the covering coats afterwards. Best of course is to test it with the products you have at hand. Cheers Chris
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    ... err... I really don't know who that 'Martian' chap comes from... but he must be from another planet... Cheers Chris
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    Hello again, I’m afraid I’ve been terribly lazy at building last WE, mainly due to the Sakhir GP, but also due to some basic household duties. I’ll just have to forgive ‘her’… A bit of work painting the final red on the underside of the elevators and sanding down the build-up primer layers on the radome nose. I’ll leave the masking tape on till tomorrow as it was far from the ideal temp outside La Grotte for painting… I'll really have to find a solution now to handle the sanding and certainly the painting of the wing and fuse... it's getting close to impossible to do it outdoors. More to come soon… Hakuna matata & stay careful all Chris BRU - BE / CTR Temp Control
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    ... really no need to get 'stressed' here, Pete. Imagine having a real disaster outcome with only, say, 70 pts on your counter, I would need 196 of them to be able to get you off the crown... No way, young man... I'm a lot more worried about John S beating me from my 'Poulidor' position. But then, so it be. Cheers Chris
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    ... congrats to Charles, John S & Ade. I'll just have to keep an eye on John S as he came dangerously close now. I've been reading that following a FIA-note and local quarantine regulations, Lewis may not be allowed to enter in the final in Abu Dhabi. TBC, I guess... Very well done to Young Mr Russell... and mega happy for Checo with his splendid demonstration and victory. See you all next week. Cheers & keep alert Chris
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    ... great move forward, Phil. I'm still way behind now still struggling with the fin fairings. ... and then that dreaded fuse fine sanding job. Well done, young man. Cheers Chris
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    Thanks John P. No idea though what my predictions could/should be for the 'short oval'... Anyway, Young Mr Russell did a splendid job so far with his entry to Toto's private club. Cheers & good luck to all Chris
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